Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Author "Gascon, Melvin"

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    • 8 die in rough seas; thousands flee floods 

      Cinco, Maricar; Arguelles, Mar S.; Orejas, Tonette; Gascon, Melvin; Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Semilla, Nestle; Burgos, Nestor P. Jr.; Franco, Joel; Gabieta, Joey; Gomez, Carla (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2019, on page A5)
      Eleven people died on Saturday after three passenger boats capsized in rough waters in the Visayas, while thousands fled their homes as monsoon rains triggered floods and caused rivers to swell in several provinces in ...

    • Boracay rules not yet in place 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 30, 2018, on page A2)
      The fun has begun, but the rules are not in place yet. As waves of tourists poured Boracay on Monday, officials scrambled to fine-tune measures aimed at protecting the famed resort island from abuse. Officials of the Boracay ...

    • Boracay safe for swimming, says Cimatu; 'dry run' starts 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 16, 2018, on page A6)
      The government on Monday declared the waters off Boracay Island “safe for swimming” as it started a 10-day “dry run” for the reopening of the resort island to tourists. Boracay returns to business on Oct. 26, ending a ...

    • Boracay to reopen with fewer hotels, restos, no beach parties 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 25, 2018, on page A6)
      The government reopens Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted on the resort island by decades of uncontrolled mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered ...

    • Boracay: From cesspool to DENR showcase 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2018, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hopes to use Boracay as instructional material to tell the world what environmental destruction and efforts to reverse it could bring. Environment Secretary Roy ...

    • China warships in PH waters irk DND chief 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2019, on page A5)
      Chinese warships crossing Philippine waters are an “annoying” matter for Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who did not mince words about the latest challenge to Philippine sovereignty by China when he questioned the ...

    • Defense chief on Chinese ships: Why the secrecy? 

      Ramos, Christia Marie; Aurelio, Julie M.; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has stepped up criticism on Chinese ships sailing unannounced into Philippine waters, in what may be taken as a signal of souring relations between the Philippines and China despite ...

    • DENR opens protected areas for special private use 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2018, on page A3)
      Individuals, groups, and companies can again apply for special use agreement of protected areas (Sapa), now that the suspension of its issuance has been lifted, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu announced on Friday. But ...

    • DENR sees new Boracay after 6-month closure, cleanup 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2018, on page A13)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Saturday vowed to deliver a “new Boracay” once the government completed its rehabilitation of the island which began on April 26. But, Cimatu said, the government needed the support of ...

    • DENR tipped to reject Palawan marine park 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will likely reject proposals to build an underwater park in Palawan, in the wake of the government’s intensified campaign to safeguard the country’s marine ...

    • DENR ‘cleans up reefs’ on reef-less Manila Bay 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A6)
      About 200 participants from the DENR, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Manila city government picked up sacksful of trash from the 500-meter stretch of the ...

    • DENR: Manila Bay swimmable by December 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 13, 2019, on page A2)
      It may not end up like the turquoise waters of Boracay or El Nido, but the hyperpolluted Manila Bay would at least be swimmable after a major rehab by the end of the year, officials promised on Saturday. An interagency ...

    • Du30 ordered Boracay cleanup after catching whiff of foul air 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2018, on page A9)
      A whiff of foul-smelling air while in Boracay prompted him to order the closure and eventual cleanup of the world-famous island, President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Wednesday. In a speech during the 31st-anniversary rites ...

    • Du30 to send warships if China drills for 'our oil' 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Ramos, Marlon; Corrales, Nestor; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 21, 2021, on page A3)
      President Duterte on Monday said he was ready to send military ships to assert the country’s claim in the West Philippine Sea should China start drilling for oil and mineral resources in the disputed waters. Speaking ...

    • Duterte admin asked to heed SC order protecting PH reefs 

      Aning, Jerome; Chiu, Patricia Denise M.; Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 5, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials must enforce the Supreme Court’s writ of kalikasan order directing them to protect and rehabilitate the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former ...

    • Duterte: sea row won't hurt Sino vaccine supply 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The heated exchange between Manila and Beijing over China’s latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will not affect China’s provision of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. ...

    • EX-DFA Chief calls for next strategy to press Beijing on sea row 

      Aning, Jerome; Ramos, Marlon; Ramos, Mariejo; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2019, on page A2)
      The Philippine government should keep on raising with China the issue of the 2016 arbitral award that nullified Beijing's overreaching claims on the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on ...

    • Locsin says 60 protests sent to China over WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2019, on page A7)
      The Philippine government has “fired off” a total of 60 diplomatic protests against the incursions of China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin told lawmakers on Wednesday. But Locsin rejected ...

    • Loren fumes, sets probe of DENR move to open protected areas 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2018, on page A4)
      The author of the law that designated protected areas said she would start an investigation of the lifting of a moratorium on issuance of special permits to develop these areas and violations of the law. “As it is, our ...

    • Manila Bay rehab: raps eyed vs uncooperative lgus 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 22, 2018, on page A8)
      An interagency task force is set to file charges against local officials who have not been cooperating with government efforts to clean up Manila Bay. “[The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)] is now ...